Nicaraguan Food
The nicaraguan culinary art dates back to the pre colombian times as you can tell by the names of the most known plates.
Nicaraguan food. Theres no excuse not to try traditional nicaraguan food on your trip. Luckily you can find local nicaraguan food on just about every corner of the country without even trying. Like in many latin american countries nicaraguan food goes back as far as pre columbian times being transformed and influenced post the spanish conquista. From coconut and other flavors on the caribbean coast to vigoron in granada theres plenty to sample.
While the pacific coasts main staple revolves around beef poultry local fruits and corn the caribbean coasts. This is evident not only in the name of some of its dishes but also the ingredients and spices used in them. Meals are usually less than 5 and absolutely delicious. Those include corn beans plantains yucca and peppers.
Nicaraguan cuisine includes a mixture of indigenous native american cuisine spanish cuisine and creole cuisinedespite the blending and incorporation of pre columbian and spanish influenced cuisine traditional cuisine differs on the pacific coast from the caribbean coast. The majority of nicaraguan meals are founded upon traditional nicaragua foods. Back then during colonial times the peculiar creative and varied creole menu was the result of the union of these two races. The country has a lot of variety in its cuisine with each region having different specialties.